'The future of Fall Out Boy starts now...': Pete Wentz's band to play Reading and Leeds Festivals as they announce return after three-year hiatus

Fall Out Boy have been announced to play at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals after revealing their return following a three-year hiatus.

The band, fronted by Pete Wentz, confirmed on Monday that they will be making new music together, saying in a statement: 'When we were kids the only thing that got us through most days was music. It's why we started Fall Out Boy in the first place.

'This isn't a reunion because we never broke up. We needed to plug back in and make some music that matters to us. The future of Fall Out Boy starts now. Save Rock And Roll.'

They're back! Fall Out Boy have been announced to play Reading and Leeds festivals after revealing their return following a three-year hiatus

Save Rock and Roll! Frontman Pete Wentz was seen out and about in Los Angeles last week, prior to the announcement

The American band will take to the main stage when the parallel rock events kick off this August.

Other
headlining acts announced for the festivals include Black Chandelier
rockers Biffy Clyro, who reached number one in the UK album charts with
their new record Opposites on Sunday.

Frontman
Simon Neil told NME magazine: 'Reading always felt like such an exotic
festival. Even though it's been around since the 70s, it just really
seemed to come alive in the 90s.

Delighting their fans: The band announced their return on their official website on Monday

'I think that's when it became the
cultural moment that it is now, and the fixture that it is in the
calendar. It's just f***ing bizarre. I still can't get my head round
it.'

Rapper Eminem has already been announced as headliner, with a third to follow.

Also confirmed for the festivals are System Of A Down, Bring Me The Horizon, Jake Bugg and Foals, while Alt-J, Sub Focus and Deftones were previously revealed to be playing the dual events.